Overview —“ Electric Tears, Buckethead’s ninth album would have to be one of my favorite instrumental albums that I’ve listened to and definitely one of the calmest and most melodic as well. I’ll say right now from the start of this review and that this album really isn’t for …

I went to see Mark Knopfler, the ex Dire Straits guitar supremo, last Wednesday in the O2 Arena in Dublin. In a word it was magic ! I am quite a critical person but this gig just ticked all my boxes and it just got better as the night …

Recently late at night i turned on the tv bbc1 to find they where showing some footage of Amy Whinehouse at Glastonberry (for all you guys who arnt from the uk glastonberry is a huge festival where alot of stars play live).
It showed several songs of Amy who …

I for the life of me do not understand why in the world you need 6 people to carry one song. That said, I actually find myself enjoying the vocals of Danity Kane. I heard ‘Damaged’ on the radio and realized it’s not like all the other R&B drivel …

I listened to this song over again when I broke up with my ex-boyfriend before. This song was sung by the girl-band B*Witched and I am so wanting them to make a comeback. I think they are no longer singing as a band; but none too sure about …

Even though I like all genres of music, I have not had the opportunity to hear much reggae until I was watching the movie “Cocktail” starring Tom Cruise. There was a love scene between his character and Elizabeth Shue at an amazing waterfall and that is where I first heard …

IF Z-Man is part of the Hieroglyphics extended family, then he is one the outer, outer branches of the family tree. He actually is part of the Hiero crew, but not an immediate member, but signed to their label, Hiero Imperium. Z-Man’s lyrics are in a league of …

I love a good soundtrack to a movie. It can really make or break a movie because the songs can set the right mood, add tension, or build suspense. I am usually more of a fan of movies that have amazing soundtracks than ones with music that just doesn’t …

On A Highway is a song by Animal Collective which appears on their EP release entitled Fall Be Kind. Opening up instrumentally, On A Highway takes about a minute to establish a mood before Tare comes in with the vocals for the song. The issue that I have with …

I Am One is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins and the first song on their debut album, Gish. Opening with a drum rhythm, a bass guitar soon joins in the mix of the track before the rhythm guitar comes in and gives the track a fairly dark alternative …

This song is my old time favorite. I first heard this song when I watch the movie ‘city of angels’ years ago. This is one of the official sound track of the movie.I downloaded this song so I can hear the real meaning of it. I fell in love …

If you have never heard of Sonic Youth, if you are not familiar with their music, Rather Ripped is the very best album where you should start getting to know them. Before they released Rather Ripped, Sonic Youth have been an active band for twenty five years, and Rather …

East 1999 Eternal is one of the best albums ever created. And it is the best album recorded by rap group Bone Thugs N Harmony. They have a very magickal and sinister sound on this album. I really enjoyed the fast paces raps and haunting vocals they used on …

Shot Of Love is the title track for a record released by Bob Dylan. Shot Of Love begins with Dylan singing along with some background singers in sort of an echoing effect which isn’t too bad. To be honest, I like the full sound that Dylan achieves on this …

Apples And Oranges is a single by Pink Floyd which is one of their earlier singles and is written by original member Syd Barrett. The track starts off with a guitar part which has a strong effect on it which gives an odd sound to the instrument before Barrett …

Overview —“ EMG pickups, one brand that is generally associated with heavy metal, makes a variety of pickups, generally active, and for this review I will be focusing on their EMG 81 Active pickup. The guitar I have this pickup in his an ESP/LTD EC-1000 with the pickup in …

Ally McBeal was one of TV’s quirkiest comedies ever, only it wasn’t a comedy, it was a drama. Well, it was a comedy. Maybe dramedy describes it best. There was a lot of discussion about this at the time it aired in the mid-90’s, and …

Scars by papa roach is a song I absolutely love because it describes how much a person can care for another person so much they are willing to be hurt just to help this other person but there is just so much you can do for a person. This …

Well I was quite surprised when this was released but I knew I had to have it. I have been and always will be a fan of this band for a long time and when I saw this come out on shelves, I knew it would be a very …

Splinter is the seventh studio album by The Offspring, produced by Brendan O’brien and released in 2003, three years after the bands last album Conspiracy Of One. The album is a welcome step away from the last album, and I am really pleased to see the band’s return to …

The first time I heard this song was at an open air food court while having supper with a friend. I liked it a lot, and after that I went straight to get an MP3 copy of it from the Internet, burnt it into a CD and have been …

Carry That Weight is one of the very last tracks on Abbey Road and although it is only 1:36 in track length, I feel like it offers quite a lot of music for that short amount of running space. I make a point to stress the time and length …

Shania Twain is one of those musicians that I grew up listening too. While admittedly she is not my favorite female artist she is one whose music I have come to enjoy and appreciate over the years. ” The Woman In Me” was released in early 1995 and my …

This album is a very interesting record. I would not even say that it is a good or strong record as such, but it is surely pretty interesting to listen to. This record, which appears very early in their career, shows how heavy and experimental this band is. Even …

Overview - L.A. Woman, The Door’s final album while Jim Morrison was alive, is an album that has a lot of blues influence to it, which I wasn’t a huge fan of, but also some of the best songs The Doors have ever put out. Morrison’s death truly is …

I stumbled upon this amazing album recently. About 3 months ago I was just searching youtube and came across, You Only Get What You Give. That was their biggest hit and is an amazing song. The band was short lived due to Gregg Alexander not liking the high life, …

Erich Kunzel: Star Tracks II CD is a very nice compilation of various science fiction compositions. Kunzel and his Cincinnati Pops Orchestra are so good at conveying the spirit and excitement of the TV shows and/or movies the selections are from.
There are several pieces from the Star Trek …

“The Ten Coolest Things About New Jersey” is a song by the Bloodhound Gang. This song appears off their album “Hooray for Boobies”. “The Ten Coolest Things About New Jersey” is one of the later tracks on the album, at being number 17.
The song you might notice is 10 …

The song Kairo by biniou is a really amazing song. Even someone that doesn’t know the Japanese language can enjoy its beauty.
The song starts out with a lovely introduction. The woman singing beats the music to the punch, singing a few lines before it goes into a break …

The Prince of Egypt was a very popular animated movie and it inspired a few different soundtracks done by different genres. The Prince of Egypt - Nashville CD includes some of the best talents of the day singing the songs from the movie.
Probably the most well known …

Overview - Another Side Of Bob Dylan, Dylan’s fourth effort, continues in his traditional style of having excellent lyrics, basic instrumentation, and not so great vocal delivery. Despite the flaws in his voice, Dylan is really able to compensate for his lyrical talent, which is something he really showcases …

The Odd Couple is a song by Weezer which appears on their most recent release, Death To False Metal. Cuomo comes in with the first verse with a very characteristic catchy vocal melody and fun lyrics to go with it. As with most Weezer songs, the music itself may …

Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their record A Saucerful Of Secrets. The track opens up with a light guitar riff in the right channel which begins by playing an eerie riff as additional instrumentation gradually begins …

Beginning To See The Light is a song by The Velvet Underground which appears on their album of the same name. The track opens up with a guitar riff and Lou Reed wasting no time with the accompanying vocals joining in immediately as well. Reed’s vocal melody throughout the …

Most know Zack de la Rocha as the vocalist of the well known political rap-metal band Rage Against The Machine. Only some know him as the former front-man of Inside Out, a lesser known hardcore punk band, as well. During their somewhat-short time as a band, Inside Out released …

I love The Girl in The Other Room by Diana Krall very much. And this album has a very nice and gorgeous cover. Basically, Diana Krall is sort of playing and concentrating on her piano and her eyes are closed to portray a concentrated image; very classic and …

I think that this album is really good. I would not say that the whole album is perfect, because it has some minor weird components, from my point of view, but the majority of stuff on this record is really good, and it sounds truly convincing. I think that …

Crank that soulja boy by soulja boy is a song you can get up and dance to. I really like the dance moves to the song and how the song mentions superman. The music video is really funny and this guy has taste in my opinion. I also like …

The Static Age is a track by Green Day which appears on their most recent album, 21st Century Breakdown. The song opens up with an interesting drum rhythm from Cool before Dirnt and Armstrong join in on their respective instruments and play over this drum rhythm. I will admit …

Head Down is a song by Nine Inch Nails which appears on their record The Slip. The track opens up with a slightly sloppy sounding drum and bass part along with a distorted guitar joining in, I’m not sure that sloppy is the most accurate word to be using …

Miley Cyrus is a very popular Disney Channel star whose show was based around her being a singer and leading a double life. This show has brought her into the real world of being Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana and it has also brought about the release of her second song, …

See The Light is the final track on Green Day’s most recent studio release, 21st Century Breakdown. See The Light starts off with the same acoustic guitar pattern which 21st Century Breakdown, the track, started off with but the tempo is a bit faster I believe. Interesting how Song …

The band Army Of Anyone is made up of 2 of the members of Stone Temple Pilots, Ray Luzier on drums, and Richard Patrick of Filter on vocals. The band released their first and last album (so far), the self titled Army Of Anyone in late 2006. The band …

Fryin’ Up is a song by The Flaming Lips and appears as the seventh track on their album Telepathic Surgery. Opening up with a very catchy distorted guitar riff, right from the start of this song the band do an excellent job of having a very catchy rhythm and …

Within the past decade, music from video games have developed into a genre all for themselves. Its not as if they have just become popular. Dating back to the 1980’s, the melodic themes for The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros, and Metroid engrained themselves into the …

HOTTER THAN HELL
Kiss seemed to believe they would capture the public’s imagination with this second LP but it didn’t work out that way despite its high quality.
Better than some have suggested.
This one also didn’t sell when first released but greater things was soon to come. Album contains Gene Simmons’ …

This song is a nice combination of both singers…Nelly and Fergie.
It starts off basically with Nelly leading the pack while Fergie is the main provider of the Chorus of the song with Nelly bringing up the raer or ending of the chorus. She does an absolutely great job in …

Stupid Girl is a track by The Rolling Stones which appears on their record Aftermath. Stupid Girl opens up with a quick drum part before developing a very light-hearted rhythm which stays pretty much constant throughout the song, or at least some variation of it. I’ve read a few …

In the song Montana off the Apostrophe album Zappa explains his life as if he were a cattle rancher in the state of Montana. The vocals in this song are interesting because Frank utilizes a lot of metaphors like dental floss being compared to rope it’s kind of funny. …